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Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez Jacques Villeneuve won the Argentine Grand Prix 1997 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez on 13 April 1997, starting from pole position. Eddie Irvine finished second for Ferrari, with Ralf Schumacher completing the podium for Jordan.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Williams | 72 | 1:52:01.715 | 10 | |
| 2 | 7 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Ferrari | 72 | +0.979 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Jordan | 72 | +12.089 | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | Johnny HerbertHER | Sauber | 72 | +29.919 | 3 | |
| 5 | 17 | Mika HäkkinenHKK | McLaren | 72 | +30.351 | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | Gerhard BergerBER | Benetton | 72 | +31.393 | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | Jean AlesiALE | Benetton | 72 | +46.359 | 0 | |
| 8 | 19 | Mika SaloSAL | Tyrrell | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 18 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Minardi | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 15 | Jan MagnussenMAG | Stewart | 66 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Nicola LariniLAR | Sauber | 63 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Pedro DinizDIN | Arrows | 50 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Shinji NakanoNAK | Prost | 49 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Jos VerstappenVER | Tyrrell | 43 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Ukyo KatayamaKAT | Minardi | 37 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Damon HillHIL | Arrows | 33 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Jordan | 24 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Stewart | 24 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Olivier PanisPAN | Prost | 18 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Williams | 5 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 10 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Jacques Villeneuve
- Circuit Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
- Winning team Williams
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:24.473 | - | - |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:25.271 | - | - |
| 3 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:25.491 | - | - |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:25.773 | - | - |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:25.942 | - | - |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:26.218 | - | - |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:26.327 | - | - |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:26.564 | - | - |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:26.619 | - | - |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:26.799 | - | - |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:27.076 | - | - |
| 12 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:27.259 | - | - |
| 13 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:27.281 | - | - |
| 14 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:27.690 | - | - |
| 15 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:28.035 | - | - |
| 16 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:28.094 | - | - |
| 17 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:28.135 | - | - |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:28.160 | - | - |
| 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:28.224 | - | - |
| 20 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:28.366 | - | - |
| 21 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:28.413 | - | - |
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:28.696 | - | - |